Insurance Law and Insurance Regulation

The State of Michigan has approved new laws requiring health insurance companies to cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (Public Acts 99 and 100 of 2012, enacted on April 18, 2012).

The State of Michigan has approved new laws requiring health insurance companies to cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (Public Acts 99 and 100 of 2012, enacted on April 18, 2012).

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in an opinion dated May 24, 2012, holds that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines "marriage," is unconstitutional to the extent that it limits same-sex couples from participation in the long-term care insurance program maintained by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.

A warm welcome to the Summer edition of Conyers Coverage. The whirlwind that is the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry continues to blow with gusto!

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) set out its approach to group (or consolidated) supervision in a November 2023 regulatory policy update (the Regulatory Policy).

When the claimant obtained a $13 million judgment, the defendant's insurers immediately paid their policy limits, which were insufficient to cover the entire judgment.

Earlier this year, in the case Cadieux v. Cadieux (2024), 172 O.R. (3d) 385 (ONSC), the Superior Court of Justice examined the circumstances under which the non-settling defendant might be able to undo a Pierringer Agreement.

The Plaintiff was injured at a cycling GrandFondo in Ottawa in 2018, when she attempted (unsuccessfully) to ride over some railroad tracks that crossed one of the roads on the route. She was injured as a result, and sued the organizer of the event damages

A costs decision recently handed down by The Honourable Madam Justice Hooper in a recent case involving the Ministry of Transportation contains an important reminder for those who choose to commence third party claims against other tortfeasors.